Capnomics is the advisory practice of Juan Isava. Most advisory is built around deliverables — decks, reports, frameworks. That is useful when you need analysis. It is useless when you need judgment. What I do is simpler and harder: I sit across from you, understand the full picture, and tell you what I would do if it were my money, my company, my decision.
Scaling a real business — fintech, lending, payments, a regulated platform — where the next decision shapes the next three years and you need the thesis pressure-tested, not validated.
The business works, but the next move is unclear — a new market, a product line to kill, an operation to restructure. The cost of indecision is compounding and the team is too close to call it.
Collections recovery degrading, portfolio risk hidden behind status fields, underwriting signals weakening — and no specialized senior depth in-house to diagnose which it is.
Family offices, holding structures, and portfolio operators who want an independent read on a complex situation — one with no stake in the next deal or mandate.
You send the situation ahead of time — the decision, the constraints, the data you have. I come prepared, not curious.
We find the real constraint. The visible problem is rarely the one holding the business back, and naming the right one is most of the work.
A clear position — yes, no, or here-is-what-I-would-do — with the reasoning, delivered in writing you can take to your team or board.
Every engagement ends with decisions, ownership, and an executable path. I stay close enough to delivery to know whether it is actually moving.
One high-stakes decision, pre-reading from you, and a written recommendation within 48 hours. The simplest way to start.
A short, focused engagement to diagnose the real constraint on a single product, operating, or commercial problem — and recommend a path.
For situations tangled across operations, risk, and strategy — deeper analysis, stakeholder alignment, and an execution plan, with me in your corner for the full cycle.
Standing product, lending, or transformation leadership without a full-time appointment. Limited to a few clients at a time.
A 15-minute discovery call. No pitch, no pressure. Tell me what you are working through and I will tell you honestly whether I can help.
Prefer email? me@juanisava.com